Columbus, OH — The second annual Standardbred Roadster 100 will be contested Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Mo. The event will go for a $100,000 purse with $15,000 in additional incentives for the winning and reserve champion trainers.

The Roadster 100 is fashioned somewhat after the Mohawk Million/Next Generation, in that slots were sold earlier in the year and that purchasers were not required to designate a horse until the show deadline. The horses entered are:

Divide N Conquer (Deweycheatumnhowe–Shavings–Pine Chip)
Majestic Hero (Majestic Son–Stonebridge Lure–Yankee Paco)
Miss Rosanne (shown as FancyLike; Ozzy Ozzy–Miss Gloria–Mr Glory B)
Muscle Ville (shown as Heatseeker; Muscle Massive–Tymal Elvira–Angus Hall)
Pretty Lolli (Noble Venture–Rusty Macklane–Lindy Lane)
Revved N Ready (Cisco Hall–Spring Hill Babe–Dakota Spur)
The Accountant (Royalty For Life–Fiery Manes–Angus Hall)
Trumpstar Yankee (Winbak Yankee–Engamer Nordc Star–Keystone Nordic)
Uncle Beav (Mr Cantab–Onehallofawoman–Angus Hall)

Melissa Moore and Uncle Beav finished third in the inaugural Standardbred Roadster 100 and will compete again in 2023. Schatzberg Photography.

The inaugural winner of the Roadster 100 was Happy Trails Sonny (Son Of Grace–G G Dandy–Orbel G.G.), trained and driven by Debbie Foley and owned by Twin Ash Equine LLC (Charles White). USTA coverage of last year’s event can be found here.

The week-long UPHA National Championship Horse Show is held Nov. 6-11 with classes for Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies and Road Horses. There are multiple events for Road Horses including:

Roadster to Bike Amateur (Nov. 6)
Roadster Under Saddle (Nov. 7)
Roadster to Bike (Nov. 7)
Roadster to Wagon (Nov. 9)
Roadster to Bike UPHA Classic Grand Championship (Nov. 9)
Roadster Under Saddle National Championship (Nov. 10)
Amateur Exhibitor National Championship (Nov. 10)
Roadster to Wagon National Championship (Nov. 11)
National Championship (Nov. 11)

The Standardbred Roadster 100 is for Roadster show horses that are registered Standardbreds and must have been shown at least four times in at least two prior shows to be eligible to the event. The class is sponsored by The Standardbred Journal, with trophies sponsored by the USTA. The Standardbred Journal is a quarterly publication published to promote the Standardbred as a Roadster show and breeding horse. Profits for the Journal are reinvested in the industry due to their mission statement “To promote and enhance the Standardbred Roadster Industry across North America.”

For more information about The Standardbred Roadster 100, visit www.standardbredjournal.org/standardbred-roadster-100/.

For more information about Roadsters and the American Road Horse & Pony Association, visit www.roadster.show/home.

Since 1996, the Standardbred Equine Program has worked with owners of off-the-track Standardbreds to educate the general public about the many disciplines Standardbreds excel at once they are retired from racing. For more information about the SEP at the USTA, visit LifeAfterRacing.ustrotting.com.